**Both Excused & Unexcused Absences ADD UP**

EXCUSED ABSENCES include: UNEXCUSED ABSENCES include: 

COL – College Trip (After third visit) A – Absence (Code used by teachers) 

ED – Early Dismissal

EX1 – Parent Note 

EX2 – Doctor Note 

EXC – Excused Absence 

HBA – Homebound Absent 

SUS – Out of School Suspension 

Notes for Excused Absences

Doctor’s Note After An Absence For Illness:

When a student’s absence for personal illness exceeds five consecutive days or a total of ten days in a six-­week grading period, the student may be required to present a statement from a physician or health clinic verifying the illness or other condition requiring the student’s absence from school. If the student has established a questionable pattern of attendance, a physician’s or clinic’s statement may be required after a single day’s absence. [See FEC (LOCAL)] Forged or altered doctor statements may be reported to the authorities.

Regular Doctor And Dental Appointments:

If a student attends school before or after a doctor's appointment that same day and turns in the doctor's note, then the absence will be marked MED and will count the student present for the missed periods. To excuse a student's attendance for the full day, a note from the doctor's office must be turned in. 

Any Other Reason The Student Was Absent:

When a student that was absent due to feeling ill or any other reason, a parent or the legal guardian must send a handwritten letter or can use the form provided down below to excuse an absences. 

**All parent and doctor notes must be turned in within five school days after the student's return date. Notes can be turned in to the attendance office located in A1002 or can be sent via email to an attendance clerk.**

Attendance Clerks: grisel.martinez@fwisd.org or abigail.gonzalez@fwisd.org

Click down below for a parent note template

Excused Absences That Does Not Affect Your Credit